Ryan
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yea im sure it was a local copper that told me that.
he said that even if you took it a month early and it failed, it would come up on the system as having no mot, because the tester has deemed it un safe.
car impounded etc...
[Edited on 30-01-2009 by RYAN89]
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Iain M
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Originally posted by jr
as its decked id imagine the rear springs will fall out when you jack it up, drop one out and check for cracks, 5 min job if that
Just gonna put standard ones in then find somewhere to mot tomoz
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Some MOT testers were obviously abused as children, guy who did mine last year on the van knew me as i used to do alot of work for the owner and their customers, he failed me on one blocked washer jet nozzle and one rear number plate bulb out. I had a spare bulb in the glovebox and a pin so fixed both in 2 secs in front of him and he still made me book it in for a retest a week later.
Whereas my brothers astra gsi passed with 2 buckled wheels and a blowing exhaust at a different test centre, really is where you take it.
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stubbsy05
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Why take it do a dealer?!
The Mrs fiesta came with a Full MOT but a page of advisorys from the last person who had it and MOT'd it at the dealers.
We MOTd it a year later at a local garage and it flew through with no advisorys etc
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Tommy L
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quote:
Originally posted by Iain M
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Originally posted by Stavs
Did you check the millage before you left it @ vauxhall  maybe they wanted it back for another go 
Yes and reset the milage counter thing to 0 was so daft milage on think it was something like half a mile if that.
you re set the counter to zero before you got there? and gave it to them zero on the counter> 
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Ryan
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lol
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Iain M
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Well 2nd time round it passed with flying colours. Theiving get vauxhall are.
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Twiggy
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We took the pug for Nissan as part of the deal was free MOT's for like of the car.
They failed it... took it to another place who passed it... Its a joke it really is!
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DaveB
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My MOTs are £20, bargain! 
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SAL
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Good new's mate 
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Iain M
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Happy Days
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SAL
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Did you drive it in the snow, i doubt i would have
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Iain M
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I think i learnt my lesson well - don't go to a dealer  - Thanks to my brother i saved £810 .
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richc
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Originally posted by Iain M
I think i learnt my lesson well - don't go to a dealer - Thanks to my brother i saved £810 .
WHat so you was going to pay it
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Iain M
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No not at all rich but thanks to my bro being in the trade i got stuff and things done a hell of a lot cheaper than if i took it to the garage,
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Iain M
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Originally posted by Stavs
Did you drive it in the snow, i doubt i would have
No never moved Sunday or yesterday went with my mum. Sno gone today so its all good.
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Toby
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Originally posted by Ojc
You took it to Vauxhall who try to get people to buy discs and pads every time anyone goes in for a service.
funny you should say that, my cousin went to vaux to get a new wheel for his astra, it came out with four new discs and pads all round, got stiched up
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Originally posted by Alex.S
Why take it do a dealer?!
The Mrs fiesta came with a Full MOT but a page of advisorys from the last person who had it and MOT'd it at the dealers.
We MOTd it a year later at a local garage and it flew through with no advisorys etc
The bloke that does my mot does it every year, one year got an advisory for a lose topmount i.e. play in it. Did fuck all with and next year didnt even crop up and hes not one to try and screw me out of money as we look after him and he looks after us, so just goes to show sometimes people themselves can vary year from year nevermind a car from place to place
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3i_gaz
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if you have a probelm with the MOT dont fix fuck all on the car and get an appeals form from the testing station and take it up with vosa.
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Iain M
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Yeah but how long does that take?
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Ojc
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Well what a suprise. Vauxhall are thieves, no other word for it. The amount of people that must get stitched up and take their word for it is quite astounding.
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Iain M
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Agreed Olli. One of my mates said if you think about it right, they say oh ya springs are cracked me or some other poor sould agrees to let Vauxhall fix it gets the standard springs for the chasis number - replace them, then sell on the gaz ones knowing they are near perfect condition.
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jr
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im pretty sure the motortrade doesnt work like that
ive worked in it for 6 years and never seen or heard anything like that
its more likley an over zelous tester, who had a doubt about something and would rather risk a bollocking than missing something and then loosing his tester status and possibly the dealers too
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Iain M
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You can't trust anyone these days JR
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